1979 Ferrari 308 GT4
Subject to £11k of recent mechanical works

Registration No: WOW 33T
Chassis No: 14816
MOT: Exempt

• Desirable UK-supplied, right-hand drive example
• Supplied with the original book pack including a full service book with extensive Ferrari main dealer and specialist stamps
• Subject to an engine out mechanical overhaul by Autofficina in 2018
• Returned to Autofficina in 2025 for an £11,000 recommission after a period of lay-up
• Complete original tool kit provided

Launched at the 1973 Paris Salon, the Dino 308 GT4 was a seminal model for Maranello. The first V8-powered Ferrari, it was also the marque’s first non-Pininfarina styled production car. The work of Marcello Gandini at Bertone (whose other 1970s credits included the Lamborghini Countach and Lancia Stratos), its angular lines were in stark contrast to those of the outgoing Dino 246 GT. Enzo Ferrari personally oversaw the newcomer’s ergonomics, while multiple F1 World Champion Niki Lauda is said to have honed its driving dynamics. A 2+2-seater underpinned by a tubular steel spaceframe chassis featuring all-round independent suspension, four-wheel disc brakes, front / rear anti-roll bars and rack and pinion steering, the 308 GT4 was judged faster and better handling than its predecessor by the contemporary motoring press. The overall cockpit design was considered futuristic matched by the external aerodynamic bodywork. The desirability levels of these Ferraris are quietly ballooning with prices, quite rightly, following suit.

Supplied new via Huxford Ferrari of Hampshire on the 14^th May 1979, this desirable late-model 308 GT4 has been cherished by 11 owners including the vendor. The original service book provided has been filled with stamps from both Ferrari main agents and specialist workshops up to the 23^rd June 2010 at 70,677 miles. The 9^th keeper purchased the 2+2 seater in 2007, and entrusted maintenance to Keys Motorsport, prior to the previous owner acquiring it from an auction in 2016.

Prior to the vendor’s ownership, the previous keeper commissioned Autofficina of Surrey to carry out an engine-out mechanical overhaul to the tune of around £14,000. Our vendor, who is resident in Hong Kong, has owned the car since 2020, and intended to use it for European Tours on return to the UK. However, the Covid-19 pandemic ended any such activity, and it was laid-up until 2025 in a dehumidified storage facility until it was necessary to again return the car to Autofficina in 2025 for recommissioning at a cost of approximately £11,000.

Now said to be in ‘very good’ running order, the vendor has extended his residency in Hong Kong and therefore has decided to part company with the little Dino. It will be sold with its original book pack, various invoices for previous works, the complete original set of tools plus the original spare wheel.

For more information, please contact:
Lucas Gomersall
lucas.gomersall@handh.co.uk
07484 082430